modulation

Englisch

Etymology

From Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio. Morphologically modulate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Nomen

modulation (countable and uncountable, plural modulations)

1. (physics) The process of applying a signal to a carrier.
2. The variation and regulation of a population, physiological response, etc.
3. (music) A change in key.

Derived terms

• amplitude modulation
• biomodulation
• chemomodulation
• comodulation
• demodulation
• downmodulation
• dysmodulation
• frequency modulation
• immunomodulation
• intermodulation
• mechanomodulation
• metamodulation
• modulationally
• neuromodulation
• oncomodulation
• overmodulation
• paramodulation
• pharmacomodulation
• phase modulation
• photomodulation
• pulse modulation
• quadrature amplitude modulation
• radiomodulation
• remodulation
• single-sideband modulation
• spectromodulation
• supermodulation
• thermomodulation
• transmodulation
• upmodulation
• vasomodulation

 

Related terms

• modulate

 

Translations

application of a signal to a carrier

• Bulgarian: модулация f (modulacija)
• Danish: modulation
• German: Modulation (de) f
• Greek: διαμόρφωση (el) f (diamórfosi)
• Icelandic: mótun f
• Macedonian: модулација f (modulacija)
• Maori: whakaauautanga
• Polish: modulacja f
• Romanian: modulație (ro) f
• Russian: модуля́ция (ru) f (moduljácija)
• Swedish: modulation (sv) c

variation and regulation

• Bulgarian: изменение (bg) n (izmenenie)
• Danish: modulation
• Russian: модуля́ция (ru) f (moduljácija)

Dänisch

Nomen

modulation c (singular definite modulationen, plural indefinite modulationer)

1. modulation
2. inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)

Inflection

Declension of modulation

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	modulation	modulationen	modulationer	modulationerne
genitive	modulations	modulationens	modulationers	modulationernes

Synonyms

• modulering c

French

Etymology

From Latin modulātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Nomen

modulation f (plural modulations)

1. modulation

Derived terms

• modulation de fréquence

Related terms

• moduler

Further reading

• “modulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.